Ive searched 9 years for my favourite book of all time, and today i finally found it. Which was published in 1994 and even won an award for best childrens book, the same year. Heimskringla, by snorri sturlason project gutenberg. The heimskringla of snorri sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of norway, from about a. In 1990, he participated at the festival of germanlanguage literature in klagenfurt he has written many novels, childrens books and poems, cofounded a small publishing house, and is an editor of anthologies as well as a translator. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I have to have read it or had it read to me during. See more ideas about books, reading and open library. The wisdom of a childrens book wolfsaga by kathe recheis. Undev monthly march 2018 by undevicesimus on deviantart. Ive always been quite the avid reader, but no book has ever captured my attention so well as this book.
After days of hard rowing through rain and roiling waves, the crew is exhausted. Sigi and rerir the saga begins with a man named sigi, who, it is said, was a son of odin. I first read it more than half my life ago, and i still cant get through some of the scenes without tearing up. Because deadra left this link in the comments yesterday and i thought that i could do so much better than that, here are my favourite childrens books, not including picture books and stopping shortly before young adults so that are the parameters.
Isbn 9783423706049 9783423706049 softcover, dtv, 2001. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Austrian writers, books, childrens books, german books, kathe recheis. I think this is a great topic, its unfortunate my responses wont be very interesting, because most of them i read when i was really, really young. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. Ive been looking for a copy of my favourite book for.
Its about a family of wolves, who live in the so called valley of whispering winds. Wolfsaga, read to pieces and taped back together, is one of those books i could easily recognize with my eyes closed. Introduction the viking world the longship sways on the windy sea like a seer in a trance. When bredi returned with a greater kill, sigi grew angry and killed him, then buried the body in a snowdrift. Kathe recheis 1928 2015 wurde in engelhartszell, osterreich, geboren. Kathe recheis has 70 books on goodreads with 1606 ratings. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library. John harrison a series of cat fantasy novels under the pseudonym gabriel king. Kathe recheis wolfsaga is not only one of my favourite books, it was also, as far as i can remember, the first one that made me cry. The wisdom of a childrens book wolfsaga by kathe recheis december 11, 20.
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